06 October 2010

Galas by-election on Nov 4,nomination on Oct 26....

The Election Commission (EC) today set Nov 4 as polling day for the Galas by-election, as the nation witnesses its 12th by-election since the watershed March 2008 general elections.

EC deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said they have set Oct 26 for nominations in the Kelantan state seat, which fell vacant after PAS assemblyperson Che Hashim Sulaima died of cancer on Sept 27.

Che Hashim won the traditionally Umno seat in 2008 by a slim 646-vote majority, benefiting from a swing in Chinese voters to earn a final tally of 4,399 votes to the 3,753 votes collected by Umno's Mohamad Saufi Deraman, who was the incumbent at the time.

Tarikh pilihan raya kecil Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Galas, di Gua Musang, Kelantan ditetapkan pada 4 November ini.Pada sidang media di Putrajaya, Timbalan Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR), Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar juga mengumumkan tarikh penamaan calon akan diadakan pada hari Selasa, 26 Oktober ini. Keputusan itu dibuat selepas SPR bermesyuarat, pagi ini.

Menurut Wan Ahmad, seramai 11,553 pengundi yang melibat 11,426 pengundi biasa manakala 127 pengundi pos layak menentukan ADUN di Galas. SPR juga menamakan Ketua Jajahan Gua Musang, Wan Mustaffa Wan Abdul Halim sebagai pegawai pengurus pilihan raya yang akan dibantu oleh tiga penolong pengurus.Penamaan calon yang dijadualkan pada 26 Oktober ini bakal berlangsung di Bilik Gerakan Jajahan Gua Musang manakala Pusat Sivik Gua Musang akan dijadikan pusat penjumlahan undi pada malam 4 November.

Kerusi DUN Galas kosong selepas kematian penyandangnya, Chek Hashim Sulaima, 48, akibat barah usus, 27 September lalu. Pada Pilihan Raya Umum 2008, Chek Hashim mendapat 4,399 undi menewaskan penyandang dari Barisan Nasional (BN), Mohd Saufi Deraman (3,753 undi) dengan majoriti 646 undi.

source:malaysiakini

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